The GOP sounds confident the House is going to pass 'Trumpcare' this week

Republican leaders sound more and more convinced that their plan
to overhaul the American healthcare system will clear a huge
hurdle this week.

Officials from Congress and the White House suggested over the
weekend that the American Health Care Act — the GOP plan to
repeal and replace Obamacare — would make it past the House of
Representatives this week.

On CBS' "Face the Nation," President Donald Trump
said he believed the House could have voted on the bill on
Friday, but he told House leaders to wait.

"I think they could have voted on Friday," Trump said. "I said,
'Just relax. Don't worry about this phony 100-day thing. Just
relax. Take it easy. Take your time. Get the good vote and make
it perfect.'"

Vice President Mike Pence, when asked about Trump's
accomplishments during his first 100 days on "Meet the Press,"
predicted that while the healthcare overhaul didn't happen before
the milestone, it would soon.

"But he's signed 30 different executive orders on virtually every
one of those topics that you just referred to," Pence said. "And
we’re working with the Congress. I think healthcare reform,
repealing and replacing Obamacare is just around the corner."

And House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who schedules votes for
the House floor, told attendees at a Republican event in Texas to
"watch next week, and you will see the repeal and replace of
Obamacare,"
according to Politico.

Gary Cohn, the National Economic Council director and Trump's top
economic adviser, also
told CBS' "This Morning" that the AHCA should be voted on in
the House this week. He said he expects it to pass.

"Do we have the votes for healthcare? I think we do," Cohn told
CBS. "This is going to be a great week. We're going to get
healthcare down to the floor of the House, we're convinced we've
got the votes, and we're going to keep moving on with our
agenda."

Conservatives felt the bill did not go far enough in repealing
Obamacare, while moderates were concerned over the Congressional
Budget Office's estimate that 24 million more people that would
go without insurance than the current system over the next
decade.